Reflection On Hard Work

When asked why don’t they do the same workouts, he said, “You guys are different runners, he might need to work on the speed aspect of running, while you already have that part down. You might need to work on the form aspect of running, and he has that down. So why would you guys be doing the same workout, when it would only benefit one of you” (Washington). Not only does a coach prepare athletes body but also their minds. A coach prepares the athletes mind by getting them to think about what they are going to be doing before there event comes up. If one were to look at Maurice Green before a race, one would notice that he is very concentrated and thinking about what he needs to do to win. Another example of that would be football or basketball players. Before the game, each athlete has his or her own ritual before game time. That concentration is called "getting in the zone." "What I do know is how to get you in the best shape of your life so that you'll be stronger and more explosive than you've ever been. I can also help you prepare your mind for competition" (Connolly 14).

for a number of tests, including flexibility and power and strength tests, a full warm-up should be conducted to reduce the possibility of injury

(2)Footballs players have practice and weightlifting everyday. Usually the team works out before the head out to practice because practice carries out longer then the workouts. During workouts

After that we have ten to twenty sixty yard sprints. Then go straight into 4 sets of doing an eight exercise workout with forty five pound plates. This is done in rotation with stance and hand fighting. Running this and doing the sprints and plait workout alone would be almost unbearable. Knowing that there are over twenty teammates going through it right beside you helps everyone push just a little bit more.

Athletes are giving it there all both on the field and in the classroom. College athletes are brought to the school on scholarships to play sports. These athletes are giving it there all going back and forth from classes, to the weight room, to studying, and to practices. But they mostly spend a lot of time practicing rather than going to classes. ““These young men are laboring under very strict and arduous conditions, so they really are laborers in terms of the physical demands on them while there also trying to go to school and being required to go to school.” Says Robert McCormick (2011, Kenneth J. Cooper). What Robert means is that these students have a huge amount of work load on them while also being required to go to school at the same time. These athletes aren’t like every other students. Even before the school year starts, athletes have to come to schools weeks early. Having a summer off is what normal college students have

Finally to improve strength players can do specific weight circuit training and resistance training, to progressively overload your body start adding in more repetitions and sets to make it more difficult.

Having an idea of the relative contributions to improved performance by strength and technique will enable an athlete and his coach to formulate a more effective training plan.

The only day off is Sunday. This seems a little far fetched for being college students. Oh, I forgot to mention the pay; $0. Student-athletes have a more demanding job, mentally and physically, yet they have little to show for it.

I have organized the client’s training program with the major muscles first in the program after that I would repeat the muscles again. In addition, since the client had requested for 6 resistance training days I have strategized by splitting the major muscle groups into several days as seen in the client’s program. Furthermore, with having 6 days of resistance training it would be tough but with a mixture of upper and lower body days it would allow the client to recovery and build the muscles. Not only, he would be build muscles, he would improve in his speedball games.

before class. After workouts the players then go to class, then later they have study hall and

which is where a group of trainees get together and grab a 200 pound log and do various physical

Imagine that you are a full-time college athlete; your daily routine would entail an early wake up and a practice. After your morning practice, you have to go your classes for the day. Then, since you are crunched for time and do not have much time in the class room while on the road, you have a tutoring session. Lastly, you have another practice and a weight lifting session that could end at 10 o’clock or later at times. Players also have to work hard on their own time to keep their spot in the lineup. Athletes follow this schedule the whole year. With all of an athletes’ time being put toward their sports and studies, they do not have time to hold even a

Conditioning and strength is also a huge difference between high school and college level sports. You have to stay in peak physical shape to continue building your skills or you will regress. So if you feel like slacking on some days, it becomes even more difficult.

Not only do they work during their particular season, they also work in the off season. Most professional athletes train on their own striving to become better. They also attend miniature camps and their seasonal

Going into my freshman year I thought I knew what football was all about, boy was I wrong. I thought hard work was lifting a little, running a little, and doing some plays. In high-school we started speed training at six in the morning for two hours and then lifted for two hours after speed training, the older kids would go back in the evening to lift some more. I did not understand why they did extra work until they won state that year.